Heel clamp



Aug. 4, 1925.

J. s. FINKE HEEL CLAMP Filed July 24, 1919 A"KTO alb/whom tWzayfconcern:

`JOHN STEVEN Emma,4 or sfr'. LOUIS',

Patente-d Aug. 4, 1925.

MISSOURI,` y'Assmrnon To UNITED ysnoEivrAF CHINERYfCORIEORATION, OFPATERSON, NEW r-JER'SEY, A CORIORATION'V OE, NEW

i ACitizen fof4 the United States, residingin St.`v

if Louis, -in -theV county of St. Louis and State 'of `M1ssour1,-= haveinventedvcertain Improves.

ments lin HeelGlamps, offvvhich the follower,

ingl deseription', in l connection With the 'acf-V 4"companyingdrawingsfis-a specilication, like J" AJr'eference'fellaractersl .on ,thedrawings indi'- "il I-Tlyiis invention relatesto the manufactureand-more particularlyT tov devices. to unfinished shoesxwhile 5 pings`andpointed out in the claims.

Inthefdrawings, i I' l y A z- Fig.y lis a'viewfgpartlyfin-sidelelevation t' -on' their lasts prior- ""f the heels to'theshoes. e

Aniobject vof thednvention is to `provide a convenient and quicklyoperable. 'w.means-whereby;thef'nnnished shoe on the 'fci'lred'tlher'etobyr a suitable adhesive, may be* if subjected toi/'yielding Vpressure fduring the1 Y e a benfeh or the like and carrying atits upper i 'In thus'elampmg"snch 'rregularly shaped articles as heels;` there' is a,.troublesome `V tendencyfor thearticle .to"slip,; and in therl ns'eo'fknown formsef heelllclamps this has! manifested itselffinthe'notuncommonlatt eating like part-s in the Sseverallignres. Y

for clamping heels Y n to theoperatmn of nailmg or' otherwisecompletingthel'fastening last may besupported', and a heelfto be sesetting ordrying of the adhesive.

--i-er'al displacement ofthelieelewhen .glued or *displaced is, f is:necessary cemented in yplace'.` s

olfueonrse,l Annsalable, sothat it `fasten it in-its properlposition ,Anobject VY*arranger Y --may becapabfle lofselfiadjustment toacon-f,

of thev inventiomlaccordingly, is so to suppfort tliehe'elWhileftightening the clamp and@ 'while the adhesivefisv setting/'thatany lat- *eral displacementof the heel with respect..

" to thelshoeWillbeprevented i f further.1 objectof thel invention isiso to the heel' engaging member vvthat it "siderablelextent, in.order.'to.conform itself to various styles of heels,r'and'toprovide alsoA l `positive-ni'eans for `adjnstmenttos adapt the device tofnsewith..shoesl'havinglheels of-g; different` heights on on AlastsofffdifferentY heights Y j ,v In the `illustrated embodiment o-fthisYV-fventi'o-n thereiis .accordingly provideda moy-',-

- 'tas-tingWith'ithewrear surface and sides off able," preferablypivoted, member for ifconthe lheel';v which,l eoeoperating, with afheel;

Y tread surface engaging `Qmember, holds the' 'lflieel-f and byl meansof' suitable' ,Ioperating, y

l .Application-fined July y24,

invention, will now A shoexwith .its heel so to remove such heel/'andre-' y' lijavingone of its arms jlong blower f ends l.upon a rod HEEL]CLAME;

1919.'f` ysemina 312,879.

' "-fi'nec'hanism clamps it inv place on the heel S. FINKE, al;

seat of a last-supported shoe.

zFor purposes of illustration a preferred formV oftheinvention is shownin the ac eempanying drawings.` It is to beender-VV stoodyhovve'yer,ithat this form ismerely an 4 example `of manyv that, might beiised, .and

that in its `Qbread'er,aspects the'inve'ntion is in: no' Way limited tothe v specific form shown.; f

The foregoing and other features ofthe p bedescri-bed!A moref fully withreference to the accompanying-drawandpartly insection' vof, the .heelclamptand itssupfport;

end faasleeve kl() in Whichisyieldingly supplimgerlt earryingfat itsnpper'end` a pin 16,- 1Tofprevent'v thedisplaementof plunger 14the-latten is providednearj its lower., end

Withl a Vgroovelf? tofengage a :screw 18 lthreaded'in thesleeveof thestandard.' Near itsmiddletportion the standard is provided with anapproximately lll-shaped' slot 20 forvafpnrpose which. Will hereinafterbe described,V `Thisslot servesaas'a bea-ring fora pin'- 22 which pivotslone .member 247i:l of av toggle couple to the standard f The [otherjmember .ofthe toggle. .couplel consists of a pairI- 'of parallel rods'26 pivoted at their arms of a yoke member 24 andy carrying attheiraulpper e ends" a heelreceiving :member T3051; An extensionv 25'offtogglemember 24, ma-y; eonvenientlybe ,used asfa toggle op ,Heelreceiving member f3() t eratiee-fhendleconsist-sY @of amore or" lessstirrfu'pf-likei'l por- ;tionf orh eellcupl ,32 for'A engaging thevtread lface of` thezheel@ andfa rearwardly vextending portion. '34.whichA` lencnele's or, embraces the rearan'disideportions offtheheel andis prof vided: with.z a.' Contact vine'mloer y36 pivoted at Y 38for!selffa.djiistment conformity to the v Acontour yofythatportion ofthe heellj fThis er A than the other 28 carried 'by the v contactmemberpreferably consists of Qa seat 39 of suitable material provided at itsheel engaging face with a pad i0 of felt or the like to avoid injury tothe heel. The tread face engaging surface of portion 32 may be similarlypadded.

ln the use of this clamp the lasted shoe to which a heel is to beattached is positioned with the jack pin hole of the last over the pin16 of the clamp, the adhesive is thereupon applied in the usual mannerand the heel placed in position on the heel seat of the shoe. Duringthese operations the toggle couple is in the dotted line position ofFig. l and in no way interferes with the convenient handling of the shoeand the heel. The handle of the lower toggle member is then manipulatedby the operative to raise the same still further if necessary and theheel engaging member is rear surface of the heel.

placed in position over the heel, and holds it against anyundesireddisplacement, laterally or otherwise. Handle 25 is thereuponlowered to move the pivot `rod 28 of the toggle to and slightly past itsdead centre, whereupon the heel is effectively clamped in place. lVhenmoved past dead center the rod 28 engages a shouldered portion of the'-standard 6 which limits the movement of the member 24 so as to maintainthe clamping pressure.

The device is well adapted to use with different sizes and styles ofshoes on account of the possibility of self adjustment of the contactmember for engaging the Moreover shoes mounted on lasts of differentheights or with heels of different heights are easily accommodated onaccount of the spring support for the last pin 16 and such accommodationis further permitted by the fact that the pin 22 may be moved as may benecessary from time to time from the longer to the shorter of theU-shaped slots 20 and vice versa which has the effect, of course, ofsomewhat raising or lowering the position of the heel engaging member.

Having described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States is: Y

l. A clampingdevice comprising, in combination, means to apply pressureto the heel seat portion of a shoe, and a heel engaging member' adaptedto receive the heel of a shoe and exert pressure upon the tread face ofthe heel andupon an area extending from the breast at one side of theheel around the curved rear portion to the breast at the other side ofthe heel and including that portion of the sides and rear of the heelwhich lies adjacent to the seat.

V2. A clamping device comprising a last support, heel engaging meanscomprising 'members for engaging spaced localities on the rear and treadsurfaces of a heel, means for connecting .said members togetherconstructed and arranged to permit variation of their relative angularpositions according.l to the style of the heel, and means yieldingly toclamp a heel held by the heel engaging means against the heel seat of ashoe on a last mounted on the support.

A clamping device comprising a last support, a heel engaging devicecomprising a member for engaging the tread face of a heel and a contactmember mounted thereon with provision for tilting adjustment relativelyto the tread-engaging member for engaging the rear surface of ythe heel,and means relatively to move said device with respect to said support toclamp a heel held f by the heel engaging means against the heel seat ofa shoe on a last mounted on the support, said means being constructedand arranged to eifect relative swinging movement between said supportand said heel engaging device in a direction longitudinally of the shoeon unclamping to facilitate removal of the work.

Ll. A clamping device comprising a standard, a. last support carried bythe standard and mounted to yieldrelatively thereto during the clampingof a heel, a heel engaging member, and a toggle couple connected to thestandard and the heel engaging member to clamp a heel held by the heelengaging member against the heel seat of a shoe on a last mounted on'the last support. y

5.' A clamping device comprising a standard, a last support carriedbythe standard and mounted to yield relatively thereto during theclamping of a heel, a heel engaging member, and a toggle coupleconnected to the standard and the heel engaging member, one of thetoggle members being provided with a toggle operating handle to clamp aheel held by the heel engaging member against the heel seat of a shoe ona last mounted on the last support.

6. A clamping device comprising a standard, a last support carried bythe standard7 the standard being provided with a substantially U-shapedslot having the arms of the Uof unequal length, va. heel engaging memberand a toggle couple hiving one of its members connecte-d through a pinto the U- shaped slot and its other member connected to the heelengaging member to clamp a heel held by the heel engaging member againstthe heel seat of a shoe on the last mounted on the last support.

l 7.r A clamping device comprising a standard, a last support carried bythe standard, the standard being provided with a substantially U-shapedslot vhaving the arms of the U of unequal lengtlna heel engaging member,and a. toggle couple having one of its members connected through a pinto the U- shaped slot and its other member, and consisting of a pair ofrods connected to the lll( opposite sidesL of the heel-*engaging mem-,1ber to clampy a heelheld by the theel' engaging; memberv against' the,heel seat of a shoelf on the last mountedi on the'lastfsupport.

8;v A clamp comprising, v1n-combinaticn, aA

' heel, supporting *device havingV -part to" engage the tread surface ofa.-Louisheeland another part mounted with provision for,

ingistationary, and a pair of links engagingn the other device-toswing-'itbaclrwardly out of the'waywhen theclamp is opened;

9. clamping g forfengaging-the tread fao'ev ,ofal heel, and' a portion;shaped to conform to-the rear portion of vthe heel, said last: namedportion having pivotedy thereto -a lcontactmember for engaging-therearsur-face 'of the heel.

10'. AJclamping device having a; lieel'eng'agingmember providedwith astirrup-lile heel and a rearwardly extending portion to which ispivote-d afcontact'-niember'l-shaped to conform r.to. .a.nd.for engagingthe lrear 11. A clamping device having a heel engaging member providedwith a stirruplike portion for engaging the tread face of the heel,` anda rearwardly extending portion to which is movably attached forself-adjustment a member shaped to conform to and for engaging the rearsurface' of the heel.

12. A heel clamp comprising, in combination, a support for a shoe `towhich a heel is to be attached, a head to engage the tread surface andthe rear surface of a heel thereon, a pullrod carrying said head mountedadjacent to the support, and a manually operable lever tovpull said rodand'hold it the head against the heel while adhesive between the heeland the shoe is drying.

13. A heel clamp comprising, in combination, a support for a shoeto'which a Louis heel is to be attached, spaced rods mounted one on eachside of the support, and a head carried by said rods and movable toclamp a heel to the shoe, said head having a portion to engage the treadsurface of the heel and another portion angularly adjustable relativelyto the first portion to engage the y projecting rear surface of theheel, and

said rods being movable to carry the head to and from clamping position.

14. A clamping device comprising a last support, a heel engaging headvprovided with a heel tread face engaging portion and a membenpivota-lly connected with said;

head for self-adjustment into position to embrace the rear portion ofthe heel, and a pivotally kmounted devicerelatively to move portionl o fthe heel; last ina-shoe tofbe.V

-ldevicef having 1 a portion portion"fonengaging 'the tread face `of'the' 'a last-engaging device,

the support' and.4 said .I member. totr clamp; i a.: heel held by fthe'heel engaging: head against'f the heel seat'of a shoe on a lastmountefdonf the supportland tokeifect re'lati'vecmovement betweensai-dlheel engaging` vhead; and saidf;

*support inf a .I direction longitudinally of thef 15.V Aclampingfdevice -comprisingna last support,flieeleengaging. means,provided :withea surface-to engage the tread-fa-ce ofwa; Louis heel `ona'shoe on a `last supported'. thereby to Ypreventeitf from' slipping:forward;y and with asurface .'to engage; the sloping; rearfside of thelheel to prevent it 'fromslipi-S pingY i rearwardly and, l from ltipping', and+V mea-ns relatively- A and'V yieldingly" to; move.I

said support and means in a direction-sube stantially normal to theheeliseat surface of the shoe 'and 1an Aacutelangle tovbothy heel-iengagingsurfaces, to :clamp thel last .andi shoe and heel "together: i j

v 1.16." A' clamping devices: comprising .ap last engaging member, heelengagingmeansehaive ing' a tcontact member 'for engaging-otherear andsidfewsurfaces'-of.ra`.heel`,.:and means in? cluding links onoppositeisides .offene memb'erandl a connectiongbetween the linksrandthe other member; allowing;` it fte.: tilt: f about Y an axistransversely of lhevshoes :to apply; to the heel pressure in a directionnormal to the heel seat of a shoe ona last mounted on said last support,to clamp the heel in position on the shoe. y 17. A clamping devicecomprising a lastengaging device, a heel-engaging device comprisingpivotally kconnected members formed and arranged to contact respectivelywith the rear and lateral surfaces of a heel and with the tread surfaceof the heel to prevent slipping of the heel from its desired position onthe heel seat of a shoeY on a last mounted on the last support andarranged to vary their relative inclinations according to the shape ofthe heel, and means including a pivotally-mount-ed member to apply aclamping pressure t0 said heel lin a direction moval of the work.

18. A clamping device comprising a shoe support, a'heel cup having aportion for engaging the tread face of the heel of a shoe mounted onsaid support and a member pivotally mounted within the heel' cup forselfadjustment into position for engagement with the rear surface ofheels of different styles, and means to move the heel cup toward theshoe support to clamp a heel held thereby against the heel seat of saidshoe and to swing the heel cup about the shoe support to and from activeposition.

19. VA clamp comprising, in combination,

a heeleengaging device including members to engage the tread and rearsurfacesof a heel, and .links pivotally connected to one of said devicesand pivotally mounted to swing about the other device.

20. A clamping device comprising, in combination, aI shoe support,spaced rods arranged one on each side of said support, a heel engaginghead connecting the upper ends of said rods, said head being constructedand arranged to apply pressure to the tread face and to the rear surfaceadjacent to the heel seat of a Louis heel, a member connecting the lowerends of said rods and arranged to operate them to apply pressure to saidhead to clamp a heel on a shoe on the support, and means forco-operating with said member to maintain the clamping pressure.

2l. A clamping device comprising, in combination, a work support, aclamping member, and a. toggle pivotally connected at opposite ends tosaid support and said member, one of said pivotal connections consistingof a pin working in a U-shaped slot having arms of unequal length, tovary the throw of the toggle as described.

22. A heel clamp comprising, in combination, a last engaging support, asupport having spaced surfaces to engage the side and tread surfaces ofa heel tobe clamped against a shoe on a last engaged by the firstsupport, a pair of links attached to one of the supports and arrangedlto straddle the last and shoe, and a manually operable member to pull onthe links to move the support attached thereto toward the other supportto clamp the heel and the shoe together.

23. A clamp as dened by claim 22, in combination with a spring arrangedto cooperate in the clamping action so that the heel and the shoe areyieldingly held together.

24. A heel clampcomprising, in combination, a. member to engage a lastin a shoe, a support having spaced portions to engage the tread andlateral surfaces of a Louis heel to be clamped against the shoe, amanually operable lever to impart relative bodily motion to said memberand the support to clamp the heel and the shoe together, and a springarranged to allow for lost motion of the lever to provide for heels ofvarying height and to provide for eeoting the clamping under yieldingtension.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification. Y

JOHN STEVEN FINKE.

